The Weavers - Goodnight Irene
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- My father was a chairman at "Nordens Smalfilmsförbund" in the 70's. (Nordic Narrow Film Association). After his death in 2005, we digged into all the 16 mm and 8 mm film reel of film he left behind. Some were with music like this one.
I'm uploading this to RUclips thinking that it might just put a smile on someones face. Maybe someone out there remember this. And if that someone is just one person... well... then this upload has fullfilled it's purpose.
Enjoy! :)
My grandmother would always add the lyric:
“Sometimes she sleeps in pajamas,
Sometimes she sleeps in a gown,
But when they’re both in the laundry,
Irene is the talk of the town” 😳😂
😆😆
It's from Bob Hope's parody of the song that he performed on his radio show with Bing Crosby and Judy Garland.
@@garrybuicke1803
Laughing my heart out is a wholesome phrase 🧡
i dont know her but i think id like your grandmother alot
I like lyric
Awful classy of The Weaves to credit Leadbelly for the song he wrote and first performed. Not many other white performers did that for their black inspirations at the time.
There those who did though like Johnny Cash, Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc.
+Alejandro Garcia Leadbelly performed many many songs he learned from white people, too. He didnt credit them he just played it. it is Not necessary everytime someone plays a song written by someone of a different race to mention it.
I agree with everyone here. It warms my heart to see people who actually give a shit about others.
Alejandro Garcia
That was the moment that made me hit the "like" button.
my mother was trying to hum this song fir us and i found it it for her
thanks for the upload
This song was number one on the charts 11 years before I was born
Today's artists should thank them for their contribution to American entertainment.
I love so many past music that isn’t rock n roll and rock n roll when it was a baby. Many things today is raucous and you can’t hear it it’s so so! My problem is I like to hear the words then the tune
I love how they shout out to Leadbelly. I dont care what brought you here but you've been introduced to one of the greatest American folk singers. Now do yourself a favor and listen to the Leadbelly version and many of his other songs.
Very very nice.I do remember them and I miss them.
my grandma would sing me this when i was little to go to bed
i miss those days when i was small enough to curl up on her arm and listen to her sing
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This was in Bioshock?
@@dboy2708 yea bioshock infinite when Booker goes to the raffle lol
@@supras561 oh shit I must've been distracted by the lynching
Religion is a common language. All people who suscribe to the popular periodicals will understand similarl ways life. Music being another.
Year of this please
1950
Im so happy that they take a minute to pay their respects to leadbelly and explained how they learned it from him
Hi there,how are you doing,how is the weather over there?
Hi dear,how are you doing,how is the weather treating you?
WELL Said. Only months after Lead Belly's death, a cover of “Goodnight Irene” by the Weavers, a group that included his friend Pete Seeger, would hit No. 1 on the charts.
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It’s a level of humility and humanity that is rare these days, like David Moore down below with passive aggressive narcissism. People become pathologically Ill when they don’t have a base plate but a computer screen. Long live the legends of our history.
My grandmother's name was Irene, and this was played at her funeral. Thank you for this wonderful video. It put a smile on my face. Good night, Nanarene.
Hi there,how are you doing,how is the weather over there?
I lost my Dad in 1997 at the young age of 59. I was only 21. I remember in the house I grew up in. My Dad used to play and sing to this song. I'm 45 now and I will never get tired of hearing this song. Because it keeps my Dad close to my heart.
God bless him
How wonderful. May he always be with you.
Glad you had a good dad.
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I’m so sorry!
My beautiful sister, Irene, died at 42. She was troubled. I still see her in my dreams.
God bless you and keep you.
@@freedomatlast8756 yes good words. God bless her and you too
God bless her and you too.
So many have the same story. My 93 year old father used to sing this to me when I was a child. It reminded him of his little sister, Irene, who died in childhood in the 30’s.
May God be with you 🙏🙏🙏 sorry bout your sis
I read that the lady in this group, Ronnie Gilbert, almost got expelled from school because she refused to wear blackface in her drama class. She was way ahead of her time.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. White people have been listening to and copying the style of black artists forever. Black face, in the past, was just a form of imitation and artistic expression. I do not think whites were making fun of blacks, and I do not think blacks were offended in the past. Remember the movie (White Girls)? Two black guys dressed up in White Face. I was not offended. It was one of the funniest movies ever.
I work at a nursing home and some woman sang this to my residents and it was beautiful.
Hi there,how are you doing,how is the weather over there?
Hi dear,how are you doing,how is the weather treating you?
Thanks for posting this. My mom, Irene, celebrates her 89th birthday soon, and she always liked this song. I live far away, and am thinking of her tonight. Thanks again.
Neil Murray I am glad my fathers 8mm clips still can enjoy others after so many years after his passing. :)
Neil Murray Hope she has a nice birthday :-)
That was my mom accidentally posting on my account. But I'll pass the message on to my mother and my grandma had a good birthday. Thx :)
As I write this it's now 2016 and I'm wishing her a happy 90th.
Very thoughtful of you.
Thanks for this. A true American classic. Leadbelly deserves more credit than he has gotten over the years, but the Weavers recognized him.
Leadbelly may be the nost influential American musician of the 20th century
Him or Robert Johnson
@@theDENIMMAN agreed
INDEED!
It’s strange to feel nostalgia for a song you’ve never heard before…
Well, on the one hand, it's a song that very directly references nostalgia--the desire for an "Irene" that once was and now no longer is. But on the other hand, that's the marvelous power of music--the power to evoke emotions through tones and melodies.
Growing up, before bed, my Grandma would always say "Good night Irene" to me and my mom and I never asked why. After she passed we found out that our great grandparents used to play this all the time for her as a kid. Ever since, my mom and I got in the habit of saying it to each other at night and when I turned 18 I got it tattooed across my shoulders in big, beautiful cursive script.
You have no idea im getting chills my great grandpa did the same thing!
I'm drunk and that's absolutely beautiful
@@kmsinclaire I'm drunk right now too and I'm thinking the same thing.
Same here,...
my grandmother always said this to us too!!
My grandma used the play this on the piano
Two instruments plus 4 voices = a whole choir and orchestra. Rest in peace all four of you.
Add an accordion and Chello and you got yourself a Mexican folk band lol
Old folk music like this should always be preserved
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Mom passed away seven months ago at 92, her name was Irene and still remember her singing and humming this quite often when I was four or five , 65 odd years ago but still clear in my head and heart.
My grandma used to play this song in the car when I was very little. I didn’t know English that well back then, but I sung it with all my heart at the age of 5. Nowadays, I’m not in contact with my grandparents anymore due to family issues. But sometimes I like to listen to this song and cherish the good memories I have of us singing it together.
Dear Shelby I hope y'all can work out your difference's. Family is the most important thing on earth. Best wishes.
Hope you can fix your troubles because family is the most important and their not gonna last forever sadly
An internet hug from someone who understands a split family. Hope you are well
thank you for keeping wonderful song alive on youtube. My mother is 100 years old and she used to listen to this song. Tonight I played it for her to help her go to sleep. She says thank you and she is having a good bedtime song thanks to your generosity & thoughtfulness.
Hello Marilyn, How are you doing?
Hi there,how are you doing,how is the weather over there?
I so remember this song. It was my mother's favorite song. She died at 66 in 1989. It was on an album we had.
@@mark2017 is this a joke I can't tell?
@@MuhammadAli-hs5mn opps, was 1989.
I was walking home from the carnival in the fifties and for blocks away I heard Irene sung by the weavers a popular song at the time. ❤❤❤❤still love it.
Irene, goodnight. Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene. Goodnight, Irene
I'll see you in my dreams
Last Saturday night I got married
Me and my wife settled down
Now, me and my wife are parted
I'm gonna take a little stroll downtown
But Irene, goodnight. Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene. Goodnight, Irene
I'll see you in my dreams
Sometimes I live in the country
And sometimes I live in town
Sometimes I take a great notion
To jump into the river and drown
But Irene, goodnight. Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene. Goodnight, Irene
I'll see you in my dreams
Stop ramblin'. Stop your gamblin'
Stop staying out late at night
Go home to your wife and family
Stay there by the fireside, bright
But Irene, goodnight. Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene. Goodnight, Irene
I'll see you in my dreams
There are some other verses floating around, including these sung by Leadbelly..
"I asked your mother for you
She told me that you was too young
I wish dear Lord that I'd never seen your face
I'm sorry you ever were born"
"I love Irene, God knows I do
I love her 'til the sea runs dry
If Irene turns her back on me
I'm gonna take morphine and die"
Hi there,how are you doing,how is the weather over there?
Thank you. You gave me more than a smile but brought a moment of real joy to my heart. This is a treasure. I was a tot when this song became a radio hit. It remains burned into my memory and I remember singing it with my grandmother perhaps I was 4 to 5 years old.
My grama was irene. My grampa would always play this at the end of any party. Both gone and this song always get to me. But brings back all the good times
My wife's name is Irene. Yeah.. I use to dream about her in my dreams.
Crazy how we can listen to songs like these after so many years after their recordings
thanks for bringing me to a wonderful music, bioshock infinite!
Rest in peace, Ronnie Gilbert....
Worked in a nursing home. The folks just loved this song. Their eyes got warm and they were lighthearted listening and singing to this. It warmed my heart, too. I always liked this song after that.
It is a very odd song. It has a very somber message about abandonment but the music is very up-tempo.
That's because it was written by leadbelly originally and knowing that it makes much more sense :)
Like 'Bad Moon Rising'....
It's honestly the dissonance that makes up half of the bluegrass songs.
@@katf7280 it's because the original line was ...I'll get you in my dreams.. men can has very pleasant up tempo dreams about girls.
The Weavers at Carnegie Hall was one of my favorite albums as a child in the late 50s. This and Pete's version of 'Greensleeves' were the one's I loved the best.
Sometimes she sleeps in pajamas
Sometimes she sleeps in a gown
But when they are both in the laundry
Irene is the talk of the town
I sat by my grandmas grave and i sang this too the night after night i had a dream where she was sitting by me and singing this song
I have a crush on a girl named Irene, I will sing her this when she's my girlfriend, maybe I'll be able to sing it in forever.😥😪🤧
good luck!
Aw
@@ireneloya88 if i can't sing it to her, maybe I'll sing it for you.😅
@DEVON BRUNELLE i am just saying stuff's, i don't actually got the nerves.😄
@@ireneloya88 someday i'll surely sing this song for you
Lions walk with lions Dewitt, not hyenas! Join me. - J. Fink
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I was born 5 months after. my dad was killed in a coal mining accidennt. This was one of his favourite songs of the times. And my mother called me Irene in his memory.
called me Irene in his memory
The Glorious theme tune of Bristol Rovers Football Club in England.Just promoted to League 1 of the Football League at the end of the 2015-2016 Season!Come on you Blues!!!!!!
I love this so much- when I was a child,(years ago), my grandma would put this record on and we would sing and dance in my bedroom. I miss her so much !!
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One of the happiest days of my life was when I was able to see the Weavers in concert. Pete had left them by then, but the show was still awesome. When they sang Good Night, Irene, I got tears in my eyes. It brought back happy memories of my teen years when it was popular. We sang it in the car on trips all the time. What a wonderful group of singers the Weavers were. Thank you, SnappHF for posting this.
2020? Anyone?😊
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Marilyn Monroe May 8th 2020
My grandfather used to sing this to my grandmother her name was Irene they've been gone now, 50 years, but I still remember them with Love ❤️ 😍
Fantastic. The Weavers when they were young. They inspired me nearly 60 years ago. The world needs a group like the Weavers now.
I miss my grandmother she was the light in this world of darkness.... Im going to keep listening to this song in name of her. and pass it on to the next generation
blasting everytime I play Bioshock Infinite!
my father used sing this version of the song to me when i was very young. The Lyrics on this version by the Weavers show a few differences to the Original by "Lead Belly" of the early 1930s Like " I'm gonna take morphine and die" and "I'll get you in my dreams"
desde colombia un saludo a estos tejedores.
So my uncle says "Goodnight Irene!" Whenever I sink a ship in world of warships, or whenever it's bedtime or if we're watching boxing or MMA and someone gets knocked out. Always wondered where it was from, and then today I'm playing Bioshock infinite and I hear this song playing in an area at the start of the game; which sent me here and I've enjoyed reading all of your stories about loved ones and times past.
Why does it makes me cry :( : ( :(
Because Leadbelly lived a hard life and it came through his music. This song is about abandonment and loneliness. The tone and carry of the song match perfectly. You cant help but feel an immediate sadness. It may be a perfectly written song.
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Takes me back 77 years, when I was 13 and on a long trip with my grandparents. Whenever we'd stop for a meal, I would always drop a nickle in the jukebox to hear this song.
Wow that’s amazing cheers to 90 more 🤣
Wow! I’m sure you’ve seen alot, & alot of changes in the world from those times in comparison to now
Good Night Nate Nate
After knowing Alan Lomax for a short while, I was shown who Lead Belly was and what he was known for. During the late 1960s, I became aware of "The Weavers" and their music. "Good Night Irene" became one of my staples in my performances. My thanks to Huddie Ledbetter and, then Texas Governor Pat Neff, for the music I grew up with. R. I. P. Weavers. You are remembered.
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Thank you Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, and The Weavers. Without you, there never would have been a Peter, Paul, and Mary!
"Goodnight Irene" - Snoop Dogg 2020
don't mix that trash with this beautiful music from a past time
@@amoreazione3563 he said it during that boxing match lol
My grandmother Irene grew up right next to a university in Canada and the fraternity next door used to sing this song at 10pm to her annoyance!
Thanks so much! In my head, I can still hear My Mom singing this! It will be her birthday in a couple days, so, this made me cry, but I love it. ⚘ 🤗
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First memory of my grandma she was 4 when this came out in 1953!! She remembers her mother sing this song and heard this on radio at only 4!
Whenever I say goodnight to my family I always say goodnight Irene XD
“Xd”
My grandmothers name was Irene, she recently committed suicide. I’m always seeing her in my dreams I hope she’s doing well where ever she is
Hope you’re doing well buddy
Goodnight, Fred. We'll see you in our dreams!
Why I cried reading your comment
Eric Andre anyone?
dizzy isweetblunts finally I found someone else who got here from their
Russell Brand is such a good singer
Strawberries and ham
Hahaha! Yes my tribe
My brethren
Whenever I hear Good Night Irene I realize that song will live on for hundreds of years. Some long past away voice echoing through time bouncing off souls until time ends.
Sounds like a song from fallout
Loved the introductory tribute to Leadbelly! Rest in peace all legends..
Pete Seeger on guitar, Neil Diamond was inspired to become a singer/songwriter when as a young man he saw Peter Seeger perform at his camp in upstate New York.
Fallout New Vegas
Thanks for putting this on youtube its great
My dad used to sing this to my baby brother……great memories….now I sing this to my cat…when he hears me he comes and snuggles with me….every night…..
Per: www.oldiesmusic.com/news.htm
Ronnie Gilbert, contralto singer with the influential Weavers folk quartet, died of natural causes Saturday (June 6th, 2015) at a retirement home in Mill Valley, California. She was 88. The group-- including Pete Seeger, Lee Hays (who had performed together earlier in the Almanac Singers) and Fred Hellerman-- formed in 1948 in Greenwich Village, New York where they appeared at the Village Vanguard club. Their name came from an 1892 play about the uprising by Eastern European weavers nearly 50 years earlier. They were quickly signed to Decca Records where they succeeded with traditional American folk tunes like "Goodnight Irene" (#1-1950), "So Long It's Been Good To Know You" (#4-1951) and "On Top Of Old Smoky" (#2-1951)-- the latter with Terry Gilkyson. When Pete and Lee were identified as members of the Communist Party and called to testify before the House Committee on Unamerican Activities in 1955 (Lee pleaded the Fifth Amendment, Pete refused to answer on First Amendment grounds though he had left the party in 1949 and was indicted for contempt of Congress), the group's success was over. Decca had already dropped their contract in 1952, they were blacklisted from radio and television and the group eventually split up. Ronnie went on to tour solo but with little commercial success. However, the Weavers' influence in the folk boom of the late '50s and early '60s on such groups as the Kingston Trio; Peter, Paul and Mary and Bob Dylan was undeniable. The group reunited in 1980 for a documentary film, "The Weavers: Wasn't That A Time," which was released two years later. They were given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys in 2006 and inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001...
May she R.I.P.
Don't care what their politics were.. . Good music overwhelms that.
thanks for bringing me to a wonderful music, bioshock infinite!
rest in peace miss gilbert, your voice lives on in Bristol UK, irene is our clubs anthem - Bristol Rovers
My grandmother used to sing this to me. Loved it. Still my favorite memory.
I'm sure I'm not the first to say this but I only know this song from the Honeymooners (Ralph fails the quiz show).
He failed out of being nervous, he really knew everything 😢
Growing up and still to this day, every older person I meet, once I tell them my name they start singing this song to me.
One of the greatest song of all time.
This rarely gets played on the radio nowadays. My local radio station WCRS 1450AM ( greenwood sc) played this version.
The Weavers at their best!
My names irene imbon my mums phone
My grandmother use to sing this back when I was alittle lad
Miss u Judy..rip my dear sweet Judy blue eyes..love u miss u so much
The lady has a very beautiful voice!
So amazingly young in this film. Thanks for this. Miss you Ronnie and Pete and all.
What a truly beautiful voice that woman had
Love this. Happy almost 86th birthday to my Grandma Irene!! I'll have to sing this one to her and see if she remembers it! ❤
So did she remember and enjoy your singing it??
She will. : )
My Mom was named Macy Irene but went by Irene. She passed away 02/25/17 and I miss her. She was so sweet.
Hello Patti, How are you doing?
Love this song, my grandfather showed it to me and I fell in love with it.
Love this song. It brings back wonderful memories of when my father use to sing this song when I was growing up. He passed away many years ago, I am glad I came across this today. Thank you.
Hello Eve, How are you doing?
Cineva 2024😂
0% drugs
0% sex
0% murder
100% goodnight irene.
If any gas heads come here: welcome! Irene, good night. Good night, Irene.